[PATCH v2] nvme: check for valid data from from nvme_identify_ns() before using it

[Keith Busch]

On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 03:56:57PM -0500, Ewan D. Milne wrote:
> When scanning namespaces, it is possible to get valid data from the first
> call to nvme_identify_ns() in nvme_alloc_ns(), but not from the second
> call in nvme_update_ns_info_block().  In particular, if the NSID becomes
> inactive between the two commands, a storage device may return a buffer
> filled with zero as per 4.1.5.1.  In this case, we can get a kernel crash
> due to a divide-by-zero in blk_stack_limits() because ns->lba_shift will
> be set to zero.
> 
> PID: 326      TASK: ffff95fec3cd8000  CPU: 29   COMMAND: "kworker/u98:10"
>  #0 [ffffad8f8702f9e0] machine_kexec at ffffffff91c76ec7
>  #1 [ffffad8f8702fa38] __crash_kexec at ffffffff91dea4fa
>  #2 [ffffad8f8702faf8] crash_kexec at ffffffff91deb788
>  #3 [ffffad8f8702fb00] oops_end at ffffffff91c2e4bb
>  #4 [ffffad8f8702fb20] do_trap at ffffffff91c2a4ce
>  #5 [ffffad8f8702fb70] do_error_trap at ffffffff91c2a595
>  #6 [ffffad8f8702fbb0] exc_divide_error at ffffffff928506e6
>  #7 [ffffad8f8702fbd0] asm_exc_divide_error at ffffffff92a00926
>     [exception RIP: blk_stack_limits+434]
>     RIP: ffffffff92191872  RSP: ffffad8f8702fc80  RFLAGS: 00010246
>     RAX: 0000000000000000  RBX: ffff95efa0c91800  RCX: 0000000000000001
>     RDX: 0000000000000000  RSI: 0000000000000001  RDI: 0000000000000001
>     RBP: 00000000ffffffff   R8: ffff95fec7df35a8   R9: 0000000000000000
>     R10: 0000000000000000  R11: 0000000000000001  R12: 0000000000000000
>     R13: 0000000000000000  R14: 0000000000000000  R15: ffff95fed33c09a8
>     ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff  CS: 0010  SS: 0018
>  #8 [ffffad8f8702fce0] nvme_update_ns_info_block at ffffffffc06d3533 [nvme_core]
>  #9 [ffffad8f8702fd18] nvme_scan_ns at ffffffffc06d6fa7 [nvme_core]
> 
> This happened when the check for valid data was moved out of nvme_identify_ns()
> into one of the callers.  Fix this by checking in both callers.
> 
> v2: call kfree() on nvme_id_ns struct in error path
> 
> Fixes: 0dd6fff2aad4 ("nvme: bring back auto-removal of deleted namespaces during sequential scan")
> Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Ewan D. Milne <emilne at redhat.com>

Thanks, applied for nvme-6.7.

Interestingly enough, I think this is the same as what was recently
reported here:

  https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218186